Former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning watches a video in his honor during the halftime festivities of their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lucas Oil Stadium, Oct 8, 2017.(Photo: Matt Kryger/IndyStar)

Peyton Manning doesn't need to make his own plans. He has everyone else to do that for him.

The former Indianapolis Colts quarterback has heard plenty of rumors about his own future. Most recently, it was reports he's a hot target for both Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football.

But what does Peyton think?

"A lot of people seem to know what I’m going to be doing — they haven’t asked me yet, or I haven’t been informed yet,” Manning said in an interview with ThePostGame.“So I kind of sometimes like to keep up with what it is that I’m doing; I sort of find out from other people.”

He skirted around any serious speculation about what his future might hold.

"You know, I certainly enjoy listening; thinking about things," he said. "This is a second chapter for me that ... I think the best advice I got was, ‘Don’t rush into something. Take your time and think about things.’ So I continue to listen and I continue to think, and at the same time staying busy and stimulated enough and having some free time to do some things that I haven’t had a chance to do in 25 years.”

He's certainly been busy since retiring, and he considers football to be a substantial part of his future. But he isn't sure what that will look like yet.

“I still consider myself an ambassador to the game — certainly a fan of the game,” he said. “Went to a lot of football games last year; go to all of the Broncos’ home games, made three New York Giants games, I get back to the University of Tennessee, my alma mater, saw them play three times this year. So, shockingly, football is still a part of my life."

While he didn't shed any light on long-term plans, he did say a father-daughter dance in Denver was coming up on his schedule.

"It’s going to be a very important night,” he said. “So I will be primed and ready for that.”